MPD: Man arrested for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon

Published 7:01 pm, Monday, March 24, 2014

A Midland man was arrested Friday after he scratched a man’s forehead with a pistol, according to court documents.

Tyler Clayton Kilgore, 25, was being held Monday on a $110,000 bond for a second-degree felony charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, class A misdemeanor charges of evading arrest or detention and unlawful carry of a weapon.

A Midland police officer responded at about 4:35 p.m. to a disturbance with weapons in the 1900 block of Woodlawn Drive.

The officer met with second officer, who said Kilgore was walking down Humble Avenue when she drew her gun and told him to stop. Kilgore yelled, “Under what authority” and continued walking away from the officer.

The second officer eventually found Kilgore and told him to stop, but Kilgore yelled “On what authority” before eventually complying with the officer.

The officer contacted the alleged victim, who said Kilgore became irate at him when he tried to help him out with his drug problem, according to the arrest affidavit.

The man began to call police before Kilgore pulled out a gun, pointed it at the man and asked him if he was ready to die. He then scratched the man’s forehead with the gun and walked away.

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Kilgore also was arrested on four misdemeanor warrants: Driving while license is invalid, failure to maintain financial responsibility and two counts of failure appear.

If convicted, Kilgore faces up to 20 years in prison for the felony charge and up to one year for each class A misdemeanor charge.